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Donny

OriginScottish
Meaning"proud chief"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Donny as a girl's name
US Rank#980

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About Donny

Variation of Donald

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#3,500#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#2,8194221.9
2015#2,9843920.3
2016#3,1763619
2017#3,8002815.1
2018#4,0212614.3
2019#3,6543016.7
2020#3,8472715.6
2021#3,8362816
2022#3,4263419.5
2023#4,0322715.8
2024#3,8122916.8
2025#3,8722816.4
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Donnys

  • Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond

    American singer and TV personality

  • Donny Edward Hathaway

    American R&B singer

  • Garry Don "Donny" Anderson

    American football player

  • Donny Brady

    American football player

  • Donny E. Marshall

    American basketball player

  • Donald Austin "Donny" Toia

    American soccer player

  • Donny Montell (born Donatas Montvydas)

    Lithuanian singer,songwriter

Donny in pop culture

  • Donny Crane

    character on TV's "Boston Legal"

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5 Letter Boy Names
Names Ending in Y for Boys
Two Syllable Names for Boys
Names that Peaked in 1976
Names that Peaked in 1977

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